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Talks on a landmark treaty to end global plastic pollution are advancing in Kenya's capital

Talks on a landmark treaty to end global plastic pollution are advancing in Kenya's capital

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Efforts to create a landmark treaty to end global plastic pollution advanced Monday in Kenya's capital as nations, plus petrochemical companies, environmentalists and others affected by the pollution gathered to discuss draft la
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2 more endangered Florida panthers struck and killed by vehicles, wildlife officials say

IMMOKALEE, Fla. (AP) — Two endangered Florida panthers have been struck and killed by vehicles, officials said.
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Native American tribes fight US over a proposed $10B renewable energy transmission line

Native American tribes fight US over a proposed $10B renewable energy transmission line

Work on a $10 billion project that will funnel renewable energy across the West has come to a halt in southwestern Arizona, with Native American tribes saying the federal government has ignored concerns about effects that the SunZia transmission line
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Confederate military relics dumped during Union offensive unearthed in South Carolina river cleanup

Confederate military relics dumped during Union offensive unearthed in South Carolina river cleanup

COLUMBIA, S.C.
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P.E.I. campground to close permanently due to damage from post-tropical storm Fiona

P.E.I. campground to close permanently due to damage from post-tropical storm Fiona

LOWER NEW ANNAN, P.E.I. — After 23 years in business, the owner of a popular campground in northwestern Prince Edward Island says he’s left with no option but to close permanently because of the damage caused last fall by post-tropical storm Fiona.
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Sustainable funds see net outflows in Q3 for first time since 2020: Morningstar

Sustainable funds see net outflows in Q3 for first time since 2020: Morningstar

TORONTO — Morningstar Inc. says sustainable investment funds saw $22.4 million in net outflows last quarter for the first dip in the segment since the second quarter of 2020.
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In Halifax, a city surrounded by forests, citizens call for wildfire escape routes

In Halifax, a city surrounded by forests, citizens call for wildfire escape routes

HALIFAX — As she stood outside her Halifax home recently and recalled the acrid smoke that filled the horizon last spring, Antoniella Assalone wondered whether she will have a safe escape route if another wildfire comes.
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Floods kill at least 31 in Somalia. UN warns of a flood event likely to happen once in 100 years

Floods kill at least 31 in Somalia. UN warns of a flood event likely to happen once in 100 years

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Floods caused by torrential rainfall have killed at least 31 people in various parts of Somalia, authorities said Sunday. Since October, floods have displaced nearly half a million people and disrupted the lives of over 1.
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France’s poorest island is parched because of drought and underinvestment

France’s poorest island is parched because of drought and underinvestment

MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) — Drop by disappearing drop, water is an ever more precious resource on Mayotte , the poorest place in the European Union.
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Greta Thunberg brushes off interruption at massive Dutch climate march days before election

Greta Thunberg brushes off interruption at massive Dutch climate march days before election

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Climate activist Greta Thunberg was briefly interrupted Sunday by a man who approached her on stage after she invited a Palestinian and an Afghan woman to speak at a climate protest in the Dutch capital.
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